14.9% ▼ -43.0%
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Shepparton (Northern Victoria) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Shepparton (Northern Victoria)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher than most similar areas, 13.7% of people in Shepparton provide unpaid care for others. While this support is strong, the number of local volunteers has dropped significantly over the last decade. The area now sits around the middle for its level of community participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure. This is a sharp decline from 2011, when 26.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is common here, with 13.7% of people providing support. However, those caring for children unpaid (25.3%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (20.5%) are both lower than the national figures.
13.7% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is less common here than in most similar areas, with 2.4% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
2.4%
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Shepparton (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27504/shepparton/topic/community